Contest #277 answer: Gemasolar Thermosolar Plant, Fuentes de Andalucía, Spain

The concept is simple: take some 2650 mirrors, a 140m high tower filled with molten salt and a lot of sunshine and you have a solar power plant that is capable of producing electrical power 24/7.
As a bonus you get a wonderful picture as shown in this contest.

Those who stood out in the sun

  • David Kozina
  • Felix Bossert
  • LawnBoy
  • Farceur
  • Cloudspotter
  • ACG
  • Pascal Gilbraith
  • Paul Voestermans
  • steve willis
  • mehmet durmus
  • Paul Franson
  • Marty
  • krenek
  • hhgygy
  • Iah
  • Lelie
  • Petesafe
  • Skip
  • Sasha Smith
  • Rolando Marín Monge
  • Steve Hoge
  • aldabra
  • Colin
  • Adam Macer
  • mccrumplair
  • Sandworm
  • rob de wolff
  • Andy Geoghegan
  • Wista
  • Shelly
  • Alonso Alfaro
  • Enrique
  • Rosella
  • john rhea
  • ewen
  • Marcel
  • Sarah G.

– Hint –

  • Ben
  • Andy M, USA
  • sanjuro74

Contest #276 answer: Linfen, Shanxi, China

If there was a contest about the most polluted city in the world, Linfen would probably win it hands down.

Over 3 million people living in the cite are affected by the pollution, causing chronic illness and premature deaths.

Once renowned for its rich agriculture and called “The Modern Fruit and Flower Town”, nowadays coal burning power plants have covered the city under a smoke and dust blanket.

Those who managed to stay healthy

  • Walter_V_R
  • steve willis
  • Paul Franson
  • Sasha Smith
  • hhgygy
  • mccrumplair
  • mehmet durmus
  • Farceur

– Hint –

  • Pascal Gilbraith
  • Wista
  • rob de wolff
  • Steve Hoge
  • Cloudspotter
  • David Kozina

Contest #275 answer: Bouvetøya (Bouvet Island), South Atlantic Ocean

Bouvet Island was discovered on 1 Januari 1739 and no one was able to set a foot on this island until 1825.
After its discoverer by Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier, it was given two other names (Lindsay Island and Liverpool Island) until finally it became a Norwegian dependency under the name of its original discoverer.

It is considered the most remote island in the world.

Nowadays it houses an unmanned weather station.

There is a rather intriguing story about this island and an abandoned whaler found there. You can read here all about it. (Thanks Steve)

Those who managed to climb ashore

  • hhgygy
  • Cloudspotter
  • Walter_V_R
  • Steve Hoge
  • Paul Voestermans
  • steve willis
  • Lelie
  • Farceur
  • Felix Bossert
  • Chris Nason
  • mccrumplair
  • rob de wolff
  • Keith M

– Hint –

  • Paul Franson
  • Sarah G.
  • Mik
  • Sasha Smith
  • Rosella
  • steven simmons
  • ACG
  • krenek
  • Adam Macer
  • mehmet durmus
  • aldabra

Contest #275 hint

This hardly accessible island was discovered in the 18th century, but the first accurate map was drawn 247 years later.

Happy new year, everybody!